Quick tip: See what's using the battery

For Android 1.6+ If your battery isn't lasting as long as you think it should (does it really ever?), there could be a rogue process or application sucking down more juice than it should. And keeping an eye on what's hitting the battery is pretty simple.

Just go to Settings>About phone>Battery use and you'll get an easy-to-read chart showing what's been going on since your phone was last plugged in. Chances are the display (as in the phone's screen) will be near the top of the list, so turning down the brightness might be one of the first things you try.

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Quick tip: See what's using the battery

The battery life on my Droid has been as good as I could really expect it to be. I did have an issue though where my battery was showing significant drain due to the display. I did a little investigating and realized that the case I was keeping it in contained magnets. The magnets were keeping the display on because the phone thought it was docked. Lesson learned... ALWAYS use cases with snaps or velcro on the Droid!

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